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Reading: Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it supported by key details; summarize the text.

As the fourth graders are reading their biography guided reading book, they will be identifying the main idea supporting it with at least two details. Ask your fourth grader who they are reading about in their guided reading group.

Writing: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Writers will focus on a new topic this week about whether or not plastic bags should be banned in stores. They will again OREO annotate the new article to support them in understanding opinion writing organization. Skills taught this week will be using appropriate paragraph breaks, having a variety of sentence starters, and incorporating anecdotes to support reasons. Students can draw connections with this issue due to the plastic bag tax in Chicago–ask your fourth grader about what they think about this topic and their reasons for it.

Math: Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.

Students will begin the week with the Unit 3 Open Response and Re-Engagement that focuses on using mathematical models to compare fractions. Fourth graders will then discuss the problems and revise their work. On Thursday, students will compare fractions in number stories.

This week for homework, read Jose Born to Dance by Susanna Reich. By Friday, you should complete three tic-tac-toe activities in your homework notebook. At the top of each page, you should write the date and title of the story.

Use each vocabulary word on pages 246-247 in a sentence. Each sentence should have at least eight words in it.

Complete the Write a Poem activity on page 261.

Answer the stop and think question on page 253 in five or more sentences.

Answer the Stop and Think questions found on page 256. Answer in five or more sentences.

Complete the graphic organizer found on page 249.

Answer the Stop and Think question on page 260 in five or more sentences.

Complete the Letter to a Young Dancer activity on page 261. Your letter must be in correct letter format and must be at least five sentences.

Write a letter to Miss Wejman about this story. Your letter must be written in correct format in five or more sentences.